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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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